Jose Valverde Serves Miguel Cabrera a Meatball in Intrasquad Game
Yesterday, the Detroit Tigers played an intrasquad scrimmage against minor leaguers at Comerica Park. Jose Valverde gave up a single to Miguel Cabrera, and the Triple Crown winner gave “Papa Grande” some friendly encouragement. Here’s the video from MLB.com
Report: Red Sox Hire John Farrell as new Manager
As first reported by Sean McAdam of CSNNE.com, the Red Sox have hired John Farrell to be their new manager. Farrell has spent the last two seasons as the manager of the Toronto Blue Jays. The Red Sox will part ways with Mike Aviles as part of the deal but there are reports the Red Sox […]
FanDuel Fantasy Corner, The Slightly Incoherent Thoughts of a Fantasy Footballer – Week 7
Daily fantasy football is the best thing that has ever happened to me. That’s an overstatement—other good things have happened in my life. Let’s try again. Daily fantasy football is the best thing that has ever happened to my fantasy football life. My daily fantasy drug of choice is FanDuel. Come and join us. This […]
The Sneakiest Fantasy Plays of Week 7
Sneaky plays, sometimes, are all we have. Especially during this horrid Week 7 bye week, when so many fantasy fiends can’t just plug in their elite runners and catchers and throwers, having to actually apply higher brain functions to construct a full lineup this week. Unless you’re in one of those ultra-competitive four-team leagues […]
ALCS Game 4: Detroit Tigers Ride Max Scherzer’s Arm To World Series
After enduring a rain out on Wednesday night, the ALCS resumed on Thursday afternoon with CC Sabathia and Max Scherzer squaring off for what would be the deciding game of the American League Championship series. The only thing that could have helped the Yankees was another rain out as Detroit went on to win 8-1 behind the […]
3 Ways to Avoid Thursday Night Disaster
Thursday Night Football, besides being an effective methadone delivery for football addicts whose pigskin-addled brains can’t take a six-day NFL layoff, is a curse on fantasy footballers everywhere. Anyone who has had a fantasy stud deliver an unmitigated dud on Thursday night understands my hatred for the league’s early-week game. Aaron Rodgers posted a horrifying […]
ALCS Game 4 Rained Out: Tigers Fans Forced Back to Suburbs
Tonight’s scheduled Game 4 of the ALCS was postponed due to inclement weather, after 45,000+ fans packed Comerica Park in anticipation of their Tigers winning an American League pennant. It would have been their 11th. Packing the park tonight were kids with their faces painted like Tigers, paraplegics in wheelchairs, Santa Clauses, multiple tiger-suits, jackets with […]
Carlos Beltran Injured During Game 3 of NLCS
Carlos Beltran left game 3 of the NLCS early with a knee injury. According to Fox his status his “day to day.” An injury to Beltran would be a huge set back for St. Louis as he is hitting .400, with six RBI and three home runs this postseason. St. Louis and San Francisco are […]